Monthly Archives: May 2011

Connect Digest : 2011-05-23

Next week I'll be up in Alaska for SQL Cruise, so I'll be skipping at least one digest. This week I gathered a few engine-related issues, two involving what the engine does while an...

A Change of Scenery for the PASS Summit

In 2013, the PASS Summit will move from Seattle, which it has called home in 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, to the warmer climes of Charlotte, North Carolina. (Read the official...

Connect Digest : 2011-05-16

This week we're going to take a look at issues with filtered indexes. This feature was a very welcome addition in SQL Server 2008 and has enjoyed widespread usage if conversations on twitter and...

SQLRally slide deck & samples

Yesterday I spoke at SQLRally in Orlando on new engine and tools features in the next version of SQL Server – codenamed Denali. We nearly filled the room with 70+ people, and I got...

Connect Digest : 2011-05-09

This week we're going to look at some issues involving tempdb… Provide a tempdb per database #176241 : Eliminating TempDb By Adding Temp Filegroup to Each Database#281202 : multiple tempdb For these two requests,...

Connect Digest : 2011-05-02

This week, after seeing a lot of the DMV enhancements made in SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1, I thought I would take a look at some dynamic management view/function requests. Page split personality Michael...